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In a rehabilitation centre for young ex-delinquents.
Here they are learning to sew clothing. In a rehabilitation centre for young ex-delinquents.
Here they are learning to sew clothing. Students from a school near Cuenca line up against
a wall to have their picture taken. In a rehabilitation centre for young ex-delinquents.
Here they are learning to sew clothing. In a rehabilitation centre for young ex-delinquents.
Here they are learning to sew clothing. Cattle owners have brought in fresh milk to this
processing centre. It will be tested for contamination before it
is used to make butter and cheese. Cattle owners have brought in fresh milk to this
processing centre. It will be tested for contamination before it
is used to make butter and cheese. Cheese is sold retail at a milking retail centre.
The milk to make the cheese it brought in by the cattle owners of
the Caņar area. Students learn to cultivate vegetables under their
teacher's guidance in this gardening school in the Caņar river area.
Students learn to cultivate vegetables under their
teacher's guidance in this gardening school in the Caņar river area.
A female farmer takes maize from her metal storage
bin or 'semillero'. These storage bins are recommended by the project
technicians for food storage. A portrait of two typical farmers from the Andean
region. Farmers store potatoes in a storage bin or potato
'semillero'. These storage bins are recommended by the project technicians
for food storage. Students learn to cultivate vegetables under their
teacher's guidance in this gardening school in the Caņar river area.
Students learn to cultivate vegetables under their
teacher's guidance in this gardening school in the Caņar river area.
A female farmer milks a cow in the middle of a pasture.
A female farmer milks a cow in the middle of a pasture.
A group of female farmers harvest potatoes in the
Cuenca area. Potato farming is one of the main income generating
activities in the region. A female farmer milks a cow in the middle of a pasture.
A female farmer milks a cow in the middle of a pasture.
A typical view of terrace cultivation on the Andes
hillsides. Farmers store potatoes in a storage bin or potato
'semillero'. These storage bins are recommended by the project technicians
for food storage. A group of female farmers harvest potatoes in the
Cuenca area. Potato farming is one of the main income generating
activities in the region. A female farmer of the Andean region hand spins raw
wool. Women spin constantly, even while busy with other activities.
Men and women working at a construction site. They
are building a house in the Cuenca area. A woman checks the solar panel that serves as an
electric generator on her farm. This generator supplies energy to
an electric fence which keeps cows within a given area while grazing.
Men and women working at a construction site. They
are building a house in the Cuenca area. A young man from the Caņar area is making a knife
with metal working tools. Men from the Caņar area hand crafting wood furniture.
The Pailapata women's group receives the technical
assistance necessary to grow lettuce in a greenhouse near El Tambo.
The Pailapata women's group receives the technical
assistance necessary to grow lettuce in a greenhouse near El Tambo.
The Pailapata women's group receives the technical
assistance necessary to grow lettuce in a greenhouse near El Tambo.
The Pailapata women's group receives the technical
assistance necessary to grow lettuce in a greenhouse near El Tambo.
The Pailapata women's group receives the technical
assistance necessary to grow lettuce in a greenhouse near El Tambo.
The Pailapata women's group receives the technical
assistance necessary to grow lettuce in a greenhouse near El Tambo.
The Pailapata women's group receives the technical
assistance necessary to grow lettuce in a greenhouse near El Tambo.
Panoramic view of farmers working in their fields
near El Tambo. Men and women dig an irrigation canal, part of the
Molino Huyco irrigation system near El Tambo. Panoramic view of farmers working in their fields
near El Tambo. Schoolchildren during recreation time in Ingapirca.
Schoolchildren during recreation time in Ingapirca.
An extension worker teaches students about irrigation
systems at the Sisid Inter-cultural Bilingual School's greenhouse
in Ingapirca. Students receive agricultural training at the Sisid
Inter-cultural Bilingual School in Ingapirca. Students receive agricultural training at the Sisid
Inter-cultural Bilingual School in Ingapirca. Students receive agricultural training at the Sisid
Inter-cultural Bilingual School in Ingapirca. A student rests after working in the garden at the
Sisid Inter-cultural Bilingual School in Ingapirca. Men and women dig an irrigation canal, part of the
Molino Huyco irrigation system near El Tambo. The Pailapata women's group receives the technical
assistance necessary to grow lettuce in a greenhouse near El Tambo.
Juan Tapia and his son fill sacks with fertilised
soil. The soil will be sold to other farmers in El Tambo. A woman from Juncal village. An Indio worker uses a long tube as a trumpet to
send messages to his colleagues in the valley below. They are working
on the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which approximately
250 farming families will benefit. Indios workers collect stones and other materials
to be used in the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which
approximately 250 farming families will benefit. Indios workers collect stones and other materials
to be used in the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which
approximately 250 farming families will benefit. Indios workers collect stones and other materials
to be used in the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which
approximately 250 farming families will benefit. Indigenous workers collect stones and other materials
to be used in the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which
approximately 250 farming families will benefit. Indigenous workers collect stones and other materials
to be used in the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which
approximately 250 farming families will benefit. Indigenous workers collect stones and other materials
to be used in the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which
approximately 250 farming families will benefit. Indigenous workers collect stones and other materials
to be used in the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which
approximately 250 farming families will benefit. Indigenous workers collect stones and other materials
to be used in the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which
approximately 250 farming families will benefit. Indigenous workers clear mud from a canal being built
as part of the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which approximately
250 farming families will benefit. Students receive agricultural training at the Sisid
Inter-cultural Bilingual School in Ingapirca. Students learn handicraft activities at the Sisid
Inter-cultural Bilingual School in Ingapirca. Indigenous workers collect stones and other materials
to be used in the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which
approximately 250 farming families will benefit. A farming family grows tomatoes in their newly built
greenhouse in Juncal village. They have used credit acquired from
the project to build the greenhouse. A farming family grows tomatoes in their newly built
greenhouse in Juncal village. They have used credit acquired from
the project to build the greenhouse. A farming family grows tomatoes in their newly built
greenhouse in Juncal village. They have used credit acquired from
the project to build the greenhouse. A seedling nursery where Acacia seedlings and other
species are grown as part of the reforestation effort in Quilloac.
A seedling nursery where Acacia seedlings and other
species are grown as part of the reforestation effort in Quilloac.
A seedling nursery where Acacia seedlings and other
species are grown as part of the reforestation effort in Quilloac.
Indigenous workers clear mud from a canal being built
as part of the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which approximately
250 farming families will benefit. Indigenous workers clear mud from a canal being built
as part of the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure of which approximately
250 farming families will benefit. The water flow is regulated on the main canal of
the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure in Juncal. Blacksmith Carlos Alfredo Jimenez repairs a stove
in his workshop in Juncal village. He was able to set up shop with
the help of a loan from the project. A seedling nursery where Acacia seedlings and other
species are grown as part of the reforestation effort in Quilloac.
Blacksmith Carlos Alfredo Jimenez repairs a stove
in his workshop in Juncal village. He was able to set up shop with
the help of a loan from the project. Blacksmith Carlos Alfredo Jimenez repairs a stove
in his workshop in Juncal village. He was able to set up shop with
the help of a loan from the project. Carlos Alfredo Jimenez, a blacksmith by trade works
as a disc jockey to supplement his income in Juncal village. He
was able to buy sound equipment with profits from his black smithying.
View of land around Juncal village. View of mountains in the Upper Caņar region. A seedling nursery where Acacia seedlings and other
species are grown as part of the reforestation effort in Quilloac.
The main canal of the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure
in Juncal. The water flow is regulated on the main canal of
the Cantagallo irrigation infrastructure in Juncal. Local indigenous women and children learn seed planting
techniques from an extension worker in Juncal. A beneficiary in Juncal village. Local indigenous women and children learn seed planting
techniques from an extension worker in Juncal village. Local indigenous women and children learn seed planting
techniques from an extension worker in Juncal. A beneficiary and her child in Juncal village. A beneficiary from the Grupo de Mujeres Buena Esperanza
women's group raises guinea pigs as in income-generating activity
in Zhud. Villagers gather in a small community church in Zhud.
Villagers gather in a small community church in Zhud.
Local indigenous women and children learn seed planting
techniques from an extension worker in Juncal. Local indigenous women and children learn seed planting
techniques from an extension worker in Juncal. Local indigenous women and children learn seed planting
techniques from an extension worker in Juncal. Women from the Associacion de Trabajadores Autonomos
de Zhud store potatoes in a warehouse. They will be sold as an income-generating
activity. Women from the Associacion de Trabajadores Autonomos
de Zhud store potatoes in a warehouse. They will be sold as an income-generating
activity. Women from the Associacion de Trabajadores Autonomos
de Zhud store potatoes in a warehouse. They will be sold as an income-generating
activity. Women and their children walk along the road near
Zhud village. A member of the Associacion de Trabajadores Autonomos
de Zhud sells dry goods in his shop. This income-generating activity
supports his family. A member of the Associacion de Trabajadores Autonomos
de Zhud sells dry goods in his shop. This income-generating activity
supports his family. |
